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    Need recommendations, Philadelphia, 1 fine dining, 1 casual

    in Pennsylvania: Dining

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    I’m going down in a week and a half to see James Taylor and the Eagles. If anyone recommends a better way to get to Citizens Bank than an Uber, I’d appreciate it. 

       I like the Good Dog Bar as its been a  favorite of mine for a while. Nice bartenders. 

      I’m a Scarpetta fan so i can’t not recommend it. 

       House of Prime Rib is decent. 

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    What do you do when you can't stand the heat but can't get out of the kitchen?

    in Food Traditions & Culture

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    25 minutes ago, lindag said:

     

    Wow, you're made of sturdier stuff than I.

    I like it cold  for sleep and 60 would be about perfect.  Daytime 68 is nice.

    Summer, when it's so hot I can tolerate up to 76 but any higher than that I get crotchety.

     

     

     

     

     

      Our house holds the AC nicely we have a lot of large trees surrounding the house. 62 is for sleep and 64 is for day time. 

     

      When I run my ovens though it gets the kitchen hot very quickly. So I’ve been avoiding them. Tonight’s dinner is left over delivery pizza using the pan method.  

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    What do you do when you can't stand the heat but can't get out of the kitchen?

    in Food Traditions & Culture

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    @Shelby I am so sorry! I would probably stay at a hotel of our AC bit the dust! I keep my home at 62-64 degrees and my central air isn’t keeping up as well as I’d like but it’s in the 60s. I have health issues that respond really poorly to heat. 

     

      Anyway I think you should plan a seafood night! Shrimp cocktail, order some oysters and clams if you like them and or crab claws and go to town! 

      A nice cold Sauvignon Blanc always helps too. 

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    Shrimp and Grits

    in Cooking

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    All I currently have in terms of shrimp in the house are frozen and cooked shrimp. I’m assuming if I tried to make shrimp and grits with them it would be heresay or at the least not come out tasting well. Am I right? 

    Dinner 2018

    in Cooking

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    6 hours ago, gfweb said:

    In What kind of shape does it show up?  I always imagine a doggy bag -looking affair

     

      It comes in microwave safe plastic containers that we reuse. Except for pizza of course. 

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    Dinner 2018

    in Cooking

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    3 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

     

    Good for you!  I don't believe I have ever done this either.  Maybe someday.

     

     

      😝 I’m ashamed. I take full advantage of both DoorDash and Grubhub to deliver dinner at least twice a week. Restaurant chefs are much better cooks than I am. But to be totally honest, growing up we always had a local pizzeria deliver on Fridays. 

    Wegman’s Brand Products

    in Kitchen Consumer

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    @rustwood sorry for the late response. Because we are a family of three (two adults and a dog) we stopped our Costco membership. They don’t have gas stations in my area and we can get our bulk staples from amazon Prime for the same price. My husband hasn’t tried their Manchengo. 

       I bought a 4 pack of lobster tails for $35. They were all a good size and labeled from US. I didn’t completely defrost them because of time, but they were precut and despite being a bit over cooked (my fault) they were really tasty! We had two each and I doctored up a ‘Wegman’s Best’ Caesar salad with extra lemon juice and fresh pepper and it was a delicious meal. Much better quality than we’ve gotten from Whole Foods and the price point, IMO was great as most lobster tails I’ve bought were at least $10 a tail. 

     

       They also sell Miso Easy which is basically a squeeze bottle of miso soup concentrate. That is my go to when I’m not feeling well. 

     

      Their precut zucchini sticks are a fail. They’re good eaten raw but they don’t roast at all. They turned into a gooey mess. That had me cursing because I knew I should have just bought a zucchini and cut it myself. The first time I didn’t salt it and wound up with the gooey mess. So I salted the rest for an hour. They released a lot of water but were totally shrunken and unsalvagable. Things like this happening are why I hate cooking. When my husband gets home after 8pm and I spent time trying to make a balanced meal and fail I get super frustrated. 

    Lunch! What'd ya have? (2018)

    in Cooking

    Posted · Edited by MetsFan5 (log)

    @Kim Shook would any of the Wegmans “ready to eat” items appeal to your mom? I started a thread in the Kitchen Consumer topic and their items. Their gazpacho is prettt good, same with the beef on weck. 

      That grilled cheese looks delicious! I buy Wegman’s pre-cooked ham slices and throw them in salads and potatoes au gratin. I don’t really cook that much since my husband is so busy at work I feel like it’s interupting him to ask what he may want for dinner (and I never know what he had for lunch or if he had it) and he comes home so late that frequently he doesn’t want a full meal. So having certain pre-prepped things, like Wegman’s bacon wrapped scallops and Caesar salad are super handy. 

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    Dinner 2018

    in Cooking

    Posted · Edited by MetsFan5 (log)

    20 hours ago, HungryChris said:

    Having just (at your suggestion) found a video of Anne Burrell, making them and will definitely give it a try. Thanks.

    HC

     

    When and or if you do make them, be sure to have a loaf of quality French bread to mop up the excess butter, breadcrumbs and clam juices! 

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    “Foodie” Instagram Accounts

    in Food Media & Arts

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      Does anyone else follow particular “food” based Instagram accounts? I follow most of the restaurants local to me in Morristown, NJ along with most celebrity food chefs. “FoodBaby”, while a bit cheesy is cute as hell. I only very occasionally post food to my personal Instagram but does anyone else post their meals regularly? If not can anyone recommend favorite food related accounts? 

    Acquerello

    in California: Dining

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    6 hours ago, MSRadell said:

    I certainly agree, my point is that is just the cost of doing business so included in the price of the meal. Don't fool people with a lower price on the menu and then tack on surcharges to cover either items. If it costs you $X to cover food, salaries and benefits so be it, but that price on the menu.

     

      Every time I’ve dined out in SF, which was daily for a week recently, the surcharge was listed on the menu. 

    Dining in Bermuda

    in Caribbean, USVI & West Indies: Dining

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    I’ll be at the Hamilton Princess for 5 nights or so in early August as my husband has a business trip there and that’s the hotel they’re putting us up in. We are adding a few days to the trip. 

      I haven’t been to Bermuda since I was a kid so I don’t know what to expect besides Island prices. Any “must go to” restaurants? The hotel recently opened a Marcus Samuelson restaurant. 

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    Cake Memories

    in Food Traditions & Culture

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    My mother was and is a good baker and Home cook. 

      That said, my birthday is on St. Patrick’s Day. I loooved Carvel ice cream as a kid. I was scared of the owner of the local store for some reason but Carvel ice cream cakes are a thing in NJ. 

      Instead of getting a Cookie Puss  or Fudgy the Whale cake, I got a “Cookie  O Puss” for my birthday. I favored the frosting and vanilla/ mint chocolate ice cream parts with the cookie crunchies. I told my husband all about this. I hope he listened! 

     

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